Usually means: Extendable spar on ship's bow.
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  1. jibboom: Merriam-Webster
  2. jibboom: Vocabulary.com
  3. jibboom: Wordnik
  4. jibboom: Wiktionary
  5. jibboom: Dictionary.com
  6. Jibboom: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. jibboom: Rhymezone
  8. jibboom: FreeDictionary.org
  9. jibboom: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. jibboom: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. jibboom: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of jib-boom

Similar:
jib-boom, gib boom, jib boom, flying jib boom, boom, swinging boom, mainboom, bumpkin, storm jib, jigger mast, more...

Opposite:
backstay, forestay, bowsprit, mainmast

Types:
spritsail, gaff, gaff-topsail, gaff-rigged, sail, topsail, more...

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Similar:
jib-boom, gib boom, jib boom, flying jib boom, boom, swinging boom, mainboom, bumpkin, storm jib, jigger mast, more...

Opposite:
backstay, forestay, bowsprit, mainmast

Types:
spritsail, gaff, gaff-topsail, gaff-rigged, sail, topsail, more...



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